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Characters are breaking the fourth wall to confront and galvanize audiences

by Charles McNulty

Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on December 8, 2025